🇧🇷 Under intense heat, Flamengo and Fluminense draw at Maracanã | OneFootball

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In the Maracanã, Flamengo and Fluminense drew 0-0, this Saturday (8), in the big classic of the ninth and penultimate round of Cariocão 2025.

Before the ball rolled, a minute of silence in tribute to the six years of the death of 10 young people from the base of Flamengo, in a fire at the training center, on February 8, 2019.

The club also used a special patch on the chest of the shirt.

Generally, the classic was not good technically and below what the teams can present.

Despite the strong heat in Rio de Janeiro, the teams gave their all on the field, even with a very intense rhythm, but it stopped there.

Alex Sandro left the game early and stayed on the bench putting ice on his groin area.

Tricolor was also not unscathed. Thiago Silva felt a problem in his heel at the end of the first half and left the classic at halftime.

The best chance of the initial stage was in a header from Bruno Henrique, who took paint off Fábio's crossbar.

The "South American trick" between the Chilean red-black Pulgar and the Colombian tricolor Arias was what drew the most attention in the first 45 minutes.

After the interval, the game continued in "lukewarm". Few chances were created.

The best opportunity came at the end, when Ayrton Lucas crossed from the left, and Everton Cebolinha headed for a great save from the experienced tricolor goalkeeper.

🏆 How it stays

With the result, Flamengo remained in second place with 14 points, behind Volta Redonda (16 points), but with one game less, while Fluminense stayed in eighth place with 11 points.

In the next round, Tricolor das Laranjeiras receives Nova Iguaçu, at Maracanã, on Sunday (16).

Already the Red-Black, despite playing the classic with Vasco in the next round, on Saturday (15), will face Botafogo, on Wednesday (12), in a postponed match of the seventh round.

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